May 15th, 2025, marks the 14th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)—a global initiative dedicated to promoting digital accessibility and inclusion for more than one billion people living with…
Read full story: Australian Access Awards are back for 2025! Calling for Nominations!
We’re excited to announce that the 2025 Australian Access Awards are set to take place on Wednesday, November 12, at Optus Stadium’s River View Room in Burswood, Western…
Read full story: The Australian Access Awards Are Back: Celebrating Digital Accessibility, November 2025.
The UK government is launching a pilot program to provide assistive technology to support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in up to 4,000 schools.
With a…
Read full story: UK Government Launches £1.7 Million Assistive Technology Pilot for SEND Children.
Microsoft has released an update to its Narrator feature in Windows 11, which uses artificial intelligence to provide detailed descriptions of images, charts, and graphs.
This update is designed to…
Read full story: Narrator Update Brings AI-Driven Image Descriptions.
Google Meet has introduced fully customised live captions, enhancing readability and personalisation for a more accessible meeting experience.
With this new feature, users can tailor captions to their specific needs…
Read full story: Google Meet Now Allows Customisable Captions.
Centre for Accessibility Australia (CFA Australia) recently hosted a successful event, “Celebrating Digital Access: Systemic Advocacy Grant Showcase,” on Friday, June 27, at DADAA in Fremantle, Western Australia.
Today, we at Centre for Accessibility Australia, are thrilled to mark our 5th birthday!
Although our initiative began in 2018, we officially launched our operations in 2020. Since then, we…
Read full story: Centre for Accessibility Australia Celebrates 5th Birthday and Releases Birthday Report.
The Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) has partnered up with eSight by Gentex Corporation to ensure that people who have low vision are able to access art at the 2025…
Read full story: eSight Go Enhances Museum Experience for Visitors with Low Vision.
Windows 11 PC has unveiled Bluetooth Low Energy Audio (or LE audio) for people with disability.
Some of the innovative features include:
Streaming media and call audio: LE audio connected…
Read full story: Windows 11 Introduces Bluetooth Low Energy Audio for Hearing Devices.
Apple has confirmed a list of features coming with iOS 26, MacOS 26, and more later this year.
Some of the standout features include:
Magnifier for Mac: a new app…
Read full story: Apple Unveils Exciting Accessibility Features for iOS 26 and Beyond.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is pleased to announce the publication of two new web standards:
Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.1 (DPUB-ARIA) and Digital Publishing Accessibility…
Read full story: W3C Releases Updated DPUB-ARIA and DPUB-AAM Standards for Digital Publishing.